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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2022, 05:43
Replies: 64
Views: 9,945
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I've been SLOPS and FLOPS but unfortunately never...

I've been SLOPS and FLOPS but unfortunately never POOPS. I had a female colleague who was SO2 Mission Analysis, she very quickly had her email short-title changed after arriving in post!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2019, 17:33
Replies: 21
Views: 7,975
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Please check your PMs

Please check your PMs
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2019, 11:47
Replies: 12
Views: 3,280
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

OSM Iraq & Syria - Updated Qualification Criteria

All,

An update to the qualification criteria for the OSM Iraq & Syria has been announced. Most significantly, Reaper crews operating from Waddington and Creech are eligible for the medal without...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2019, 19:03
Replies: 54
Views: 19,214
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

MPN11, RM ranks were aligned with those of...

MPN11,

RM ranks were aligned with those of the army in 1999.

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2019, 11:12
Replies: 54
Views: 19,214
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

TTN, Capt JM Norman RM - awarded the DSO in...

TTN,

Capt JM Norman RM - awarded the DSO in 2008 for ops in Afghanistan.

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 07:27
Replies: 95
Views: 34,036
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I can't make a personal recommendation other than...

I can't make a personal recommendation other than to suggest you avoid anything described as "small crown", you'll likely end up with barely any material to try and drag in the direction of your...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2017, 07:59
Replies: 37
Views: 19,724
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

gijoe, I'd quite like to retain Op...

gijoe,


I'd quite like to retain Op Allowance. ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2017, 16:11
Replies: 119
Views: 32,919
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

sidewayspeak, I'm not quite sure what or...

sidewayspeak,


I'm not quite sure what or where the real world is. Having been on the ground in contact in places such as Iraq and Aghanistan, I can safely say that on each occasion I had a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2017, 06:20
Replies: 196
Views: 45,568
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

heights good, Thanks for your post, most...

heights good,

Thanks for your post, most informative and some really good links to view and ponder.

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2017, 16:31
Replies: 196
Views: 45,568
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

For the purpose of the wider discussion and...

For the purpose of the wider discussion and without rancour, can we not simply accept the view (but not necessarily agree with it ) that some forum members believe that the RAF Regiment and other...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2017, 10:31
Replies: 196
Views: 45,568
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Ref the RAF and bayonets. I'm in the RAF,...

Ref the RAF and bayonets.

I'm in the RAF, but not in the RAF Regiment. In early 2012 on ops in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Afghanistan I dismounted from a Warrior AFV along with the rest of my...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2017, 11:30
Replies: 196
Views: 45,568
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Top 50 West. You are correct and our ability to...

Top 50 West. You are correct and our ability to fight and win wars will only be enhanced by opening up the pool from which we recruit to all of the population, regardless of gender.


MB
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2017, 05:54
Replies: 196
Views: 45,568
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

There are two entirely separate issues in debate...

There are two entirely separate issues in debate here which are being conflated by a number of posters.


The first issue is whether employment should be based on merit/competence rather than...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2017, 13:59
Replies: 228
Views: 81,270
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

JSP 761 suggests otherwise ref ACSM 11 and UN...

JSP 761 suggests otherwise ref ACSM 11 and UN medals (and I presume ACSM 94 was at least broadly similar):

...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2017, 08:07
Replies: 228
Views: 81,270
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I stand ready to be corrected, but I don't...

I stand ready to be corrected, but I don't believe time served on NATO or UN medal qualifying operations counts towards either ACSM.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2016, 09:22
Replies: 48
Views: 25,186
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Minimum of 4 years in substantive rank before an...

Minimum of 4 years in substantive rank before an individual can presented to a Promotion Board.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2016, 11:31
Replies: 240
Views: 56,456
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

As has already been mentioned, the chosen date is...

As has already been mentioned, the chosen date is that of the Written Statement to Parliament. For those who disagree with the date chosen but agree with the concept, what would you deem a more...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2016, 15:52
Replies: 240
Views: 56,456
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I can't work out whether some of the disparaging...

I can't work out whether some of the disparaging comments being made are genuinely held beliefs or individuals simply being deliberately provocative. Are we really such curmudgeons as to begrudge...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2016, 14:42
Replies: 240
Views: 56,456
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Prior to this announcement commissioned service...

Prior to this announcement commissioned service in the UK Regular Forces could already count (in various proportions and with several caveats) towards the VRSM, LS&GCM and various Commonwealth Long...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2016, 12:04
Replies: 240
Views: 56,456
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

BEagle, Genuinely interested as to why...

BEagle,


Genuinely interested as to why you consider this a "pointless bauble". My own view is would fill an obvious gap in the contemporary system of medallic recognition.


MB
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2015, 12:46
Replies: 48
Views: 10,947
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Some of the comments on this thread making...

Some of the comments on this thread making fatuous comparisons between tasks, theatres of operation or eras are contemptible in the extreme and verge on a return to a culture of using terms such as...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2015, 10:08
Replies: 58
Views: 10,328
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

If you were prepared to wait until after the...

If you were prepared to wait until after the weekend we could perhaps indulge in Mudguard Monday.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2015, 07:48
Replies: 12
Views: 3,353
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

What exactly is your pacific issue?

What exactly is your pacific issue?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2015, 01:34
Replies: 119
Views: 30,504
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Skeleton, while you are perfectly entitled...

Skeleton,

while you are perfectly entitled to your opinions, including those on the introduction of Flight Operations Officers, your second paragraph is quite odious and indicative of the worst...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2015, 23:17
Replies: 25
Views: 10,517
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

PN, before the calf skin?

PN, before the calf skin?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2015, 04:33
Replies: 25
Views: 10,517
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Walter, great parody post, you almost had...

Walter,

great parody post, you almost had me convinced that you were being serious.

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2015, 04:44
Replies: 128
Views: 19,229
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I had a discussion with a colleague over...

I had a discussion with a colleague over Christmas on the topic of the quality of senior leaders in the military and we agreed that they currently(in general, there are of course exceptions) tend not...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2015, 11:31
Replies: 30
Views: 5,527
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I suspect JPA and the move from Innsworth both...

I suspect JPA and the move from Innsworth both played some role in the move to a much reduced electronic version.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2015, 05:31
Replies: 30
Views: 5,527
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

PN, as I said, different. It's an...

PN,

as I said, different. It's an electronic version on the RAF Manning intranet site, only serving officers and WOs listed as far as I recall.

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2015, 05:02
Replies: 30
Views: 5,527
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I looked something up in latest Air Force List...

I looked something up in latest Air Force List only this morning; not abolished, simply different. :)
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2015, 03:40
Replies: 30
Views: 5,527
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

A quick random search of the Gazette found this...

A quick random search of the Gazette found this page from Oct last year, it appears to be "ops normal" to me:


https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61011/supplement/19426


MB
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2014, 10:35
Replies: 120
Views: 18,176
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Training Risky, if your reference to...

Training Risky,

if your reference to HUMINT/Loggie roles was in response to my posts, in the words of Roy Walker, "it's good, but it's not right". That said, I'm trying not to be too specific as...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2014, 17:40
Replies: 120
Views: 18,176
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

Onceapilot, One benchmark for everyone...

Onceapilot,

One benchmark for everyone irrespective of age, gender or service. Pass/fail as per the infantry standard, no complaints from anyone.

Stanwell,

Dismounted Close Combat (DCC)...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2014, 11:19
Replies: 120
Views: 18,176
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

I'm no expert but I do have recent operational...

I'm no expert but I do have recent operational experience commanding a tri-service unit in a dismounted close combat role.

When it came to pre-deployment training and assessment, all physical...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2014, 15:17
Replies: 146
Views: 20,672
Posted By Mahogany_Bomber

AFPS75, 2 years minimum service for a preserved...

AFPS75, 2 years minimum service for a preserved pension. As ever, I standby to be corrected.
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